Author Archives: Sustain Champlain

Young Farmers Convergence – Nov 9 & 11

Tickets available to hear Leah Penniman & Chris Newman From November 9th-12th, the National Young Farmers Coalition will host their 6th Annual National Leadership Convergence virtually with the theme, “Achieving Equity Through Agriculture.”  Tickets are available to the general public for the keynotes, farmer and food system activists Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm and Chris Newman of Sylvanaqua […]

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Monthly Newsletter from Lake Champlain Sea Grant

Enjoy our monthly newsletter providing updates on research, outreach and education from Lake Champlain Sea Grant. Kris Stepenuck Promoted to Lake Champlain Sea Grant Associate Director By Julianna White, Research Program CoordinatorOctober 27, 2020Kris Stepenuck was promoted to Associate Director of Lake Champlain Sea Grant in October in recognition of her leadership to help develop […]

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2 Invitations: Democracy & Racial Equity for Food System Transformation

You’re Invited! The Change is Us: Democratic Empowerment for Food System Transformation An online round table discussion hosted by Food Solutions New England. Keep an eye on your email inbox for invitations to more events over the coming months. Thursday, November 12 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ESTRegistration “The kind of food system we need […]

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Rajnii Eddins Poetry Recitation and Q&A – November 6

The next event for our community read is a poetry recitation by Rajnii Eddins (on Zoom). Burlington spoken-word poet and activist Rajnii Eddins will share some of his poetry, followed by a Q&A session. His latest work, titled “Their Names Are Mine,” aims to confront white supremacy while emphasizing the need to affirm our mutual […]

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Vermont Research News – Special Election Issue!

twitter | facebook | website | instagram Mapping absentee balloting More than half of Vermonters have voted — above 240,000 votes — according to the Community News Service Vote tracker map based on data from the Office of Secretary of State. The town by town map shows Shelburne, Norwich, Calais, Plainfield with the highest vote by mail numbers and Searsburg, Panton, […]

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Software Engineers needed for the Environmental Dashboard project

Software Engineers — Coding for Community Sustainability & Resilience Community Hub (www.communityhub.cloud) is an Ohio-based tech startup with software currently in use by leading organizations in NE Ohio.  We seek resourceful and agile developers driven by a desire to build novel communications software that enhances environmental sustainability, equity, and community resilience in the face of […]

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United Way Volunteer Connection listings

October 29, 2020 United Way’s Volunteer Connection site is set up to help connect agencies and volunteers.  Agencies are working hard to navigate volunteering in this new time, so the opportunities are still limited, but we are starting to see more. Here is a link for Volunteer Connection to see these and other opportunities. VOLUNTEER COOKS – Burlington […]

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Upcoming trainings, conference, and lobby days with Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Just want to give you an update on Citizens’ Climate Lobby opportunities… Building Political Will for Climate Solutions Workshop7 November 3-5pm ETLearn how to build political will for climate solutions using CCL’s five levers: lobbying congress, grasstops engagement, media relations, grassroots outreach, and group development. Please RSVP to obtain the Zoom meeting information in your […]

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Campus Waste in the Time of COVID – November 5th

You’re Invited To Our First Ever We are so excited to be able to bring this webinar focused around Campus Waste in the Time of COVID to all of our college and university partners. Our first webinar will focus on: Goodbye to Normal: Waste Reduction Success through Adaptation Communication in the Face of Uncertainty Innovation & Best […]

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